Prefix Worksheet
Word tip (Split and add the meanings): un- and dis- mean “not”: unkind = not kind, disobey = not obey. re- means “again”: rewrite = write again. pre- means “before”: preheat = heat before. mis- means “wrongly”: misspell = spell wrongly. Split the word, then put the two meanings together.
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- 1.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 2.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) not honest (c) honest wrongly (d) honest again
- 3.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) fair again
- 4.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) distell (c) untell (d) retell
- 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 6.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) misjudge (d) unjudge
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 8.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
- 9.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat before
- 10.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) not pay (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
- 11.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) presafe (c) missafe (d) unsafe
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 13.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) prejoin (c) rejoin (d) disjoin
- 14.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join wrongly (c) not join (d) join again
- 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 16.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) misvisit (c) revisit (d) previsit
- 17.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill wrongly (c) fill again (d) not fill
- 18.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) relead (c) prelead (d) dislead
- 19.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) misheat (c) disheat (d) reheat
- 20.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) uncontinue (c) precontinue (d) discontinue
- 21.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
- 22.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) replace (c) unplace (d) misplace
- 23.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) misview (c) review (d) preview
- 24.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check again (c) check before (d) check wrongly
- 25.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open before (d) open again
- 26.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) not use (d) use again
- 27.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) uncommon (c) precommon (d) discommon
- 28.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind again (c) kind wrongly (d) kind before
- 29.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) unfair (c) misfair (d) prefair
- 30.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place wrongly (c) place before (d) not place
- 31.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) prehear (c) rehear (d) mishear
- 32.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell wrongly (c) spell again (d) spell before
- 33.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) unpay (c) mispay (d) dispay
- 34.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) preusual (c) disusual (d) unusual
- 35.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) misallow (c) disallow (d) reallow
- 36.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) not hear (c) hear again (d) hear wrongly
- 37.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) recheck (c) discheck (d) uncheck
- 38.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) disjudge (d) rejudge
- 39.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play again (d) play wrongly
- 40.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view before (c) view again (d) view wrongly
Answer key
- re-
- not honest
- not fair
- retell
- pre-
- misjudge
- mis-
- lead wrongly
- heat again
- pay before
- unsafe
- un-
- rejoin
- join again
- dis-
- revisit
- fill again
- mislead
- reheat
- discontinue
- preheat
- misplace
- preview
- check again
- open again
- use again
- uncommon
- not kind
- unfair
- place wrongly
- mishear
- spell wrongly
- prepay
- unusual
- disallow
- hear wrongly
- recheck
- prejudge
- play again
- view before
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